I have a D-Link wireless router at the house. It's great, really easy to use, I have 6 boxes going through it right now, one of which is a web server. Easy set up for port forwarding, and it has 4 cat-5 ports, so I could run many many machines at the house.
For a cheap laptop I would say look at BJs and SAMs. You will probably end up with a brand new year old Compaq, but I mean it's not like your looking for a power machine right? Don't go with Apple on a windows network. The two are incompatible and you will need extra hardware to make it work (from what I have been told, this is second hand information). Tim -----Original Message----- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Wireless Network Hardware suggestions/comments/discussion. Ok, the wife wants a lap top for her birthday (two weeks ago). And when I get my second paycheck from the new job (first full time, permanent position in over two years) next week, I am planning on getting her a simple one. What I'm thinking of doing is getting it with a wireless NIC card so that I don't have to provide another internet connection in the apartment. I can set up my current PPPe DSL connected computer as a gateway/receiver and hers can then be anywhere in the apartment and beyond I assume. What I would like some help with is what wireless options I might go with? Me: A fairly intelligent code geek, but I don't know a great deal about hardware and/or networking. Her: Novice/pseodo computer phobic with 90% of her time on the computer being e-mail and chatting, shouldn't need a lot of power to support. Restraints: This is ONLY my second check, so not too expensive. I'm looking for something affordable, relatively easy to set up and maintain. Decently secure, so that just anybody can not walk by and share my computer, but not I'm too worried about overly serious attacks, if they really want to know my Civilization III Play the World score, they can. Any suggestions? Helpful hints? Good hand holding sites for choosing/setting up/securing/maintaining wireless network hardware? Humorous Puns? Most any comment would be helpful. Also any comments on the trouble I may be heading for if I where to consider an Apple laptop for her? She possibly may like the generally considered simpler UI. Thanks PS Suggestions on good places to get inexpensive (under $1000, the more under the better) laptops also appreciated. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource Sacramento, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
